Kaysmom8

Kaysmom8

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  1. Hcr manorcare shift to shift question

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I understand what your saying but this rule should apply to everyone across the board in our facility however supervisors have a very similar printed paper with more detailed info that they update on...

  2. Hcr manorcare shift to shift question

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello, Can anyone who currently works for manorcare tell me if your printable shift to shift paper with pt names and their room numbers has been taken away? They said it was a corporate doing and we...

  3. Hcr manorcare shift to shift question

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm not sure who came up with this rule its either corporate or our DON has a bug up her butt. They tried the Hippa card but written or printed it's still the same

  4. Questions on becoming IV nurse

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello, I'm a newer nurse with one year of experience, I do have 8 years of prior phlebotomy experience. I would like to find a course or facility that will take me on & train me to place lines....

  5. Emergency meds through IJ

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hello, I responded to to a code yesterday at my facility and while doing chest compressions I noticed the patient had a IJ I the right side of their chest. I later learned the patient was a diabetic...

  6. Unreasonable assignment?

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    My assignment consists of 30-34 patients and I'm the only nurse on this assignment. -2 med passes -At least 10 sugar checks -1 patient that needs a dressing changed twice my shift -3 IVs - 1 manual...

  7. Calling all resume experts

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've looked all over & I can only seem to find resumes for new grad nurses. Can someone help me out with my resume. I have 1 year experience in a skilled rehab nursing facility. Do I need to use a...

  8. Resume for one year of experience

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm in desperate need of help with redoing my resume, at this point I'm willing to just give up and pay someone. I write something down it sounds good and then I realize that my resume is bland with...

  9. Unreasonable assignment?

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Rehabilitation

    A year ago it was all LTC and then we transitioned the 1st floor to skilled and believe me I know this sounds crazy but none of us really know what type of rehab facility their classified as because...

  10. Unreasonable assignment?

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Rehabilitation

    10 patients and 1 admission sounds like a dream to me lol even on other shifts the nurses still have 20 per

  11. Resume for one year of experience

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I haven't considered using a cover letter and to be honest with you I don't know much about them. If creating one would improve my chances of getting out of my current work situation then I'll gladly...

  12. Untrustworthy supervisor

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did anyone ever have a supervisor that was 100% well known to be very very untrustworthy? Tonight I had a patient with a very low bp and I called MD who said send him out and the supervisor wanted to...

  13. Untrustworthy supervisor

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I called to have the unavailable med delivered. I did manage to get him sent out and turns out he had a GI

  14. Staffing requirements

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Recently our DON refuses to staff us with 3 Rn's for our newly opened Med bridge unit but on the daily printed schedules they have 3 Rn's listed (1 for each of the 3 halls) but they will write on the...

  15. Frustrated with Pittsburgh nursing facility

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm currently looking for a new job but for now I'm stuck at a facility that brags about their new renovations and upgrades that they have spent money on in order to meet strict requirements to be...

  16. Staffing requirements

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Thanks to all who answered my question. Yes the numbers they post daily look good and it's a shame they get away with it. Heck I had a resident with a wandergard bracelet get outside using the...

  17. Staffing requirements

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    When I started at this facility (not a hospital) 1yr ago the floor was ltc and within the past month they moved all of those patients to another floor and made us a Med bridge floor. We were told we...

  18. A few questions on documentation

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    When documenting that during oral care of a patient who is npo I observed what appeared to be areas of ulcers on a patients upper and lower gums (this was not documented by other care givers nor was...

  19. Did I do the right thing?

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Usually I relieve the same RN everyday & during report she tells me that she can't remember if she gave one of the resident's IV antibiotic's that morning. She had to think about it for a minute...

  20. Should I find a new job asap?

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At first I liked the job until I saw some major red flags (or what I thought to be red flags and I ignored them thinking what do I know I'm a new RN & maybe all LTC places were this way). A major...

  21. Should I find a new job asap?

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was at the bedside when she last assessed the patient that's how I know, I'm the one that told her he needs to go out

  22. Should I find a new job asap?

    Kaysmom8 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is the culture of the facility, things happen & either get swept under the rug or covered up. Systoly a new job at a place where their not so corrupt and sneaky would make things easier if I...

  23. Patient Neglect?

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello, Recently a co-worker of mine went to the supervisor several times about a wound on a resident's foot that was getting worse with a foul smell and discharge. The wound was being treated with...

  24. Where are all of the jobs hiding?

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello, I recently passed the nclex and I've been job searching for about 2-3 weeks now and no responses at all. I'm so discouraged I worked my behind off in an advanced Rn program and most job ads...

  25. Posting a resume on career builder

    Kaysmom8 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello, So I put my resume on the site and I like the idea of being able to see what employers have viewed my resume but the only problem is I keep getting the same staffing agencies accessing my...